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MAZDA 2 BECOMES LATEST VICTIM OF SUPERMINI CULL
Autocar UK
|February 19, 2025
Audi AI also among latest class casualties, following Ford Fiesta's demise
There will soon be just 10 pure-petrol superminis left on sale in the UK, the Mazda 2 having been axed after a decade on sale and the Audi AI being due to retire.
The 2 was launched in 2015 and was a steady seller in the UK, with facelifts in 2019 and 2023 helping to keep it competitive.
It is effectively replaced by the Mazda 2 Hybrid, a rebadged Toyota Yaris that was launched in 2023.
Mazda has declined to specify why it has taken the petrol 2 off sale, but the ongoing cull in the segment is a product of several factors that have hampered the business case for small cars.
This story is from the February 19, 2025 edition of Autocar UK.
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